D8 v3

api name Standard_D8_v3 · Azure Virtual Machines · Dv3 family

The D8 v3 is a general purpose Azure Virtual Machines VM size with 8 vCPUs and 32 GiB of memory, running on Intel Xeon (Broadwell, Skylake or Cascade Lake), starting at $0.384 per hour on demand.

general purposex86-64intelprevious generation
vCPUs
8

dedicated

memory
32 GiB

4 GiB per vCPU

processor
Intel

x86-64

on-demand
$0.384

$280/mo · eastus

spot
$0.0768

−80% vs on-demand

regions
58

across 7 areas

Previous generation. Azure still sells D8 v3, but newer families usually give more performance per dollar. See the similar VM sizes below.

D8 v3 price by region

58 regions · hourly list prices in USD · On-demand · Spot · 1-yr Reserved · 3-yr Reserved · 1-yr Savings plan · 3-yr Savings plan

East USeastuscheapestreferenceNorth America$0.384$0.0768$0.265$0.1805
East US 2eastus2cheapestNorth America$0.384$0.1324$0.265$0.1805
West US 2westus2cheapestNorth America$0.384$0.071$0.265$0.1805
West US 3westus3cheapestNorth America$0.384$0.071$0.265$0.1805
North Central USnorthcentralusNorth America$0.40$0.0739$0.276$0.188
Sweden CentralswedencentralEurope$0.408$0.0753$0.3101$0.2244
Central IndiacentralindiaAsia$0.42$0.0776$0.3192$0.231
Mexico CentralmexicocentralNorth America$0.422$0.078$0.2477$0.1587
North EuropenortheuropeEurope$0.428$0.0791$0.3253$0.2354
Spain CentralspaincentralEurope$0.428$0.0791$0.3253$0.2354
Central UScentralusNorth America$0.44$0.074$0.3036$0.2068
South Central USsouthcentralusNorth America$0.44$0.0813$0.3036$0.2068
West Central USwestcentralusNorth America$0.44$0.0813$0.3036$0.2068
Korea SouthkoreasouthAsia$0.443$0.0819$0.3367$0.2437
Canada CentralcanadacentralNorth America$0.444$0.1273$0.3374$0.2442
Canada EastcanadaeastNorth America$0.444$0.0821$0.3374$0.2442
France CentralfrancecentralEurope$0.448$0.0828$0.3405$0.2464
Israel CentralisraelcentralMiddle East$0.448$0.0828$0.3405$0.2464
Italy NorthitalynorthEurope$0.448$0.0828$0.3629$0.2554
Indonesia CentralindonesiacentralAsia$0.45$0.0832$0.3105$0.2115
Malaysia WestmalaysiawestAsia$0.45$0.0832$0.3105$0.2115
Germany West CentralgermanywestcentralEurope$0.46$0.085$0.3496$0.253
Poland CentralpolandcentralEurope$0.46$0.085––
UK SouthuksouthEurope$0.464$0.0816$0.3526$0.2552
UK WestukwestEurope$0.464$0.0857$0.3526$0.2552
West USwestusNorth America$0.468$0.0865$0.3229$0.22
Qatar CentralqatarcentralMiddle East$0.471$0.087$0.358$0.2591
UAE NorthuaenorthMiddle East$0.48$0.0889$0.3648$0.264
West EuropewesteuropeEurope$0.48$0.0887$0.3648$0.264
Korea CentralkoreacentralAsia$0.492$0.0909$0.3739$0.2706
West IndiawestindiaAsia$0.492$0.0909$0.3739$0.2706
Australia CentralaustraliacentralOceania$0.50$0.0924$0.38$0.275
Australia Central 2australiacentral2Oceania$0.50$0.05$0.38$0.275
Australia EastaustraliaeastOceania$0.50$0.0924$0.38$0.275
Australia SoutheastaustraliasoutheastOceania$0.50$0.0924$0.38$0.275
Southeast AsiasoutheastasiaAsia$0.50$0.0924$0.38$0.275
New Zealand NorthnewzealandnorthOceania$0.504$0.0931$0.383$0.2772
US Gov ArizonausgovarizonaNorth America$0.504$0.0931––
US Gov TexasusgovtexasNorth America$0.504$0.0931––
US Gov VirginiausgovvirginiaNorth America$0.504$0.0931––
South Africa NorthsouthafricanorthAfrica$0.508$0.0939$0.3861$0.2794
Japan EastjapaneastAsia$0.516$0.0954$0.3922$0.2838
Japan WestjapanwestAsia$0.516$0.0954$0.3922$0.2838
East AsiaeastasiaAsia$0.528$0.0976$0.4013$0.2904
Norway EastnorwayeastEurope$0.528$0.0976$0.4013$0.2904
Switzerland NorthswitzerlandnorthEurope$0.528$0.0976$0.4013$0.2904
Sweden SouthswedensouthEurope$0.53$0.0979$0.4028$0.2915
South IndiasouthindiaAsia$0.541$0.10$0.4112$0.2976
India South CentralindiasouthcentralAsia$0.566$0.1046$0.4302$0.3113
France SouthfrancesouthEurope$0.582$0.1076$0.4423$0.3201
Germany NorthgermanynorthEurope$0.598$0.1105$0.4545$0.3289
UAE CentraluaecentralMiddle East$0.624$0.1153$0.4742$0.3432
Taiwan NorthtaiwannorthAsia$0.625$0.1155––
South Africa WestsouthafricawestAfrica$0.635$0.1177$0.4826$0.3493
Brazil SouthbrazilsouthSouth America$0.636$0.1175$0.4834$0.3498
Norway WestnorwaywestEurope$0.686$0.1268$0.5214$0.3773
Switzerland WestswitzerlandwestEurope$0.6866$0.1269$0.5218$0.3776
Brazil SoutheastbrazilsoutheastSouth America$0.827$0.1528$0.6285$0.4549

Specifications

compute

vCPUs
8
Memory
32 GiB
Memory per vCPU
4 GiB
Processor
Intel Xeon (Broadwell, Skylake or Cascade Lake)
CPU vendor
Intel
Architecture
x86-64
Burstable CPU
No

storage & network

Local storage
200 GB SSD
Storage detail
200 GiB temporary disk

azure details

API name
Standard_D8_v3
Family
Dv3
Category
General purpose
Generation
Previous
Regions
58 (Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East, North America, Oceania, South America)
Cheapest region
East US · $0.384/hr

D8 v3 equivalents on other clouds

closest match by vCPU, memory, CPU architecture, accelerator and class · Linux on-demand in each provider's reference region

compare side by side→
ProviderInstancevCPUMemoryProcessorOn-demandvs D8 v3
AzureD8 v3832 GiBIntel Xeon (Broadwell, Skylake or Cascade Lake)$0.384–
AWSm5ad.2xlarge832 GiBAMD EPYC 7571$0.412+7%
m5d.2xlarge832 GiBIntel Xeon Platinum 8175$0.452+18%
Google Cloudc3d-standard-8-lssd832 GiBAMD Genoa$0.4043+5%
c3-standard-8-lssd832 GiBIntel Sapphire Rapids$0.4854+26%
AkamaiG8 Dedicated 32x8832 GiBAMD EPYC$0.42+9%
Linode 32GBburstable CPU832 GiBAMD EPYC$0.288-25%
Vultrvbm-4c-32gb832 GiBIntel Xeon E3-1270$0.164-57%
vx1-g-8c-32g-480s832 GiBAMD EPYC$0.306-20%

Dv3 family sizes

all about Dv3→
SizevCPUMemoryLocal storageOn-demandMonthlySpot
D2 v328 GiB50 GB SSD$0.096$70.08$0.0192
D4 v3416 GiB100 GB SSD$0.192$140$0.0384
D8 v3832 GiB200 GB SSD$0.384$280$0.0768
D16 v31664 GiB400 GB SSD$0.768$561$0.1535
D32 v332128 GiB800 GB SSD$1.536$1,121$0.307
D48 v348192 GiB1.2 TB SSD$2.304$1,682$0.4606
D64 v364256 GiB1.6 TB SSD$3.072$2,243$0.6141

Similar VM sizes on Azure

other Azure families with a similar shape, cheapest first

D8 v3 FAQ

How much does D8 v3 cost?

D8 v3 costs $0.384 per hour on demand with Linux in East US (eastus), about $280 per month. Across 58 regions the Linux on-demand price ranges from $0.384 in East US to $0.827 in Brazil Southeast. Spot capacity costs $0.0768 per hour (80% less), but can be reclaimed. With Windows it costs $0.752 per hour.

How many vCPUs and how much memory does D8 v3 have?

D8 v3 has 8 vCPUs and 32 GiB of memory (4 GiB per vCPU), running on Intel Xeon (Broadwell, Skylake or Cascade Lake). It is a general purpose VM size in the Dv3 family.

What are the equivalents of D8 v3 on other clouds?

The closest matches by vCPU, memory, CPU architecture and instance class are on AWS, m5ad.2xlarge (8 vCPU, 32 GiB, $0.412/hour in US East (N. Virginia)); on Google Cloud, c3d-standard-8-lssd (8 vCPU, 32 GiB, $0.4043/hour in Iowa); on Akamai, G8 Dedicated 32x8 (8 vCPU, 32 GiB, $0.42/hour in Newark, NJ); on Vultr, vbm-4c-32gb (8 vCPU, 32 GiB, $0.164/hour in New Jersey).